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It took milliseconds for the torrent to sweep Kayes Chu off her feet. All she could see were rocks and white water as she struggled to stay alive.

The Department of Conservation has shifted its tahr control programme’s focus to the West Coast, resorting instead to monitor some parts of South Canterbury.

Matthew Littlewood15:26, Jun 07 2021 John Bisset/Stuff Tahr at Aoraki/Mt Cook National park. The Department of Conservation has a policy of “zero density” of the animal within national parks. (File photo) Hunting organisations continue to call for the “zero density” policy for tahr control in New Zealand national parks to stop, documents show. Documents released to Stuff under the Official Information Act show that in submissions to the Department of Conservation’s tahr control programme for the 2021-22 season, released last month, there was much debate among members of the Tahr L...

The Department of Conservation is putting its thar control work in a popular hunting spot on hold for at least a year, leaving the job to hunters.

Increased role for hunters in tahr management plan Newshub 1 day ago James Fyfe © Video - The Project; Image - Getty Images Related video: Last year The Project took a look at a debate between hunters and DoC over tahr. The Department of Conservation's (DoC) latest plan to control Himalayan tahr numbers will give hunters an increased role in managing the animals. Tahr were introduced to New Zealand more than a century ago for sport and since then numbers have grown considerably, with 35,000 estimated to be in the Southern Alps last year.  The animals have no natural pred...